Monthly Archives: January 2010

It has taken about a month, on and off, to build our latest 5-speed Flying Pigeon PB-13. You know how it goes, dremel this, re-face that. “Should we use the Schwalbe Delta Cruisers in creme, or creme with a reflective sidewall?” Well here it is, I’d say mid-build. We’ve still got to put a nice […]

We’re a shop dedicated to bikes with an upright riding position (see our Flying Pigeon, Nihola, Batavus, Gazelle, Achielle and other bikes for examples). However, if you’re looking to lean over when you ride (a bit more efficient aerodynamically), we do stock a couple of quick-riding city bikes at Flying Pigeon LA.

I’m not a religious man, but I often wonder if there is a devine curriculum director up there in the sky. He/she watches over us lowly bike mechanics and makes sure that we’re always working on a string of interesting new things in miniature streaks of repetition. I don’t know why, but in our repair […]

Jeff Stracco, an American expat living in China, has been churning out spellbinding reports from asia on traditional chinese bikes (with forays into other Asian makes and models) on his blog Flying Pigeon Project.

We’ve just received a batch of Nihola cargo tricycles from Europe, so now would be a good time to explain just what makes these bikes so special. Fortunately, that work has already been done for us by Kristen Steele, writing “Nihola-A Sweet Kid’s Ride” in Issue #42 of Momentum Magazine:

We’re expecting a container of Nihola Family Cigar bikes at our shop today at 2 p.m. Follow us on twitter at “flyingpigeonla” as we take photos to document the whole thing as much as possible. If you’d like a closer look at what a Nihola bike is, here is a clip from the Toronto Green […]

Paul, owner of Atomic Cycles in Van Nuys & organizer of epic bike parties in the San Fernando Valley, is hosting another Coaster Brake Challenge this month (the third he’s organized to date). In the last go-round, “Team Flying Pigeon” came in 6th overall under the hard-charging DJ Chicken Leather – part-time videographer of the […]

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**We may have a rain delay on this ride**
This month we finally make it to the creme-de-la-creme of Dim Sum parlours as we eat at Elite Seafood in Monterey Park. Smaller and more packed than most of the Dim Sum Palaces in the San Gabriel Valley, they offer made to order Dim Sum that is among the best we’ve ever tried. Meet at the shop at 10, ride at 10:30. We are making heavy use of the Metro Gold Line so bring an extra $2.50 for tickets.